George Burchill

George Burchill (May 8, 1820 – June 18, 1907) was a shipbuilder, lumberman and merchant in New Brunswick.

He was born in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, the son of Thomas Burchill and Catherine Murphy, and came to New Brunswick with his parents in 1826.

In 1850, with John Harley and aided by financial assistance from Rankin, Gilmour and Company, he purchased the shipyard from Russell.

In 1857, the partnership was dissolved and Burchill set up a lumber and retail business in Nelson.

His logs were processed at a sawmill owned by Charles Sargeant from 1868 to 1875, when Burchill purchased the operation.